1. Are you a SAHM/SAHD or a working parent? Why did you choose it to be that way?
-- I've been both. I have only been a "SAHM" for 2 years now, since we have a 3 year old and a 10 month old, it just makes it easier instead of paying for child care. My husband is making enough money for it to be an option for us and it's working out well. When our youngest is 2, our second youngest will be 5 and in school so I will go back to work then and put our youngest in daycare a couple of days a week.
2. Whats your opinion on homeschooling?
-- I'm not really for or against it. It's not a common thing where I live, I think it's important for children to socialize with other kids and be around all different types of people. I wouldn't even consider home schooling my children because I know it's not the right thing for my family. But what other people decide to do is not my business. :-)
3. Do you think the economy will ever get any better?
-- Oh gosh I hope so! It did in the depression and that was worse than what is happening now. I think only time will tell, but I hope and pray that it will and soon!
4. circumsized or uncircumsized?
-- Having 5 daughters and no sons, I don't really have an opinion on it nor will I ever need to. My husband is circumsized and we decided if we ever did have a son we would get him done too, but never having a son, we never had to. I'm not for or against it, it's a personal choice.
5. breastfeeding or bottle feeding?
-- I breastfed my oldest 2 and breastfed my (now 7 year old) for a few months, but the other 2 were formula fed because I was unable to breastfeed them. Otherwise I would have, I am a firm believer in 'breast is best' but I'm not a Nazi.
6. spanking or non spanking?
-- Last resort. Sometimes kids need it, I would never do it so hard that it left a mark and I rarely have ever had to do it, and it's always been a tap on the bum or hand.
7. Pro life or Pro choice?
-- Pro-choice, every woman deserves the right to choose what she wants to do with her body and life.
8. Do you guys have family night?
-- We used to, but now our older 2 are almost 15 and are hardly home on the weekends and we're too busy during the week, occasionally though we'll hire a movie and get popcorn and pizza and stuff.
9. Do you go on vacations?
-- We try to go on at least one big one every 1-2 years. We are going to Thailand in January, 2010 (oldest 2 daughters choice, of course!) and we went to England in 2007, we go on mini vacations to other states and areas too, but not so often now we have a 10 month old. :-(
10. christian or non christian? Do you attend church?
-- Christian, my husband and I attend church *most* Sundays and take our youngest 3 with us, our 7 year old then goes to Sunday School and does art and things, more for the fun of it than anything. Our older two have decided they don't believe anymore which is fine with us. We don't push religion onto them.
11.rent or own?
-- Own, have done for 10 years now.
12. Whats your favorite season? summer, fall, winter, or spring?
-- I like Spring the best, it's always a nice temp here around that time. My oldest two daughters would argue that Summer is though, I can't stand it, way too hot for my liking! Haha :-)
13. How many children do you have? how many more do you want?
-- We have 5 daughters ages:
14 (will be 15 in November)
14 (will be 15 in January)
7 (will be 8 in January)
3 (just turned 3 in September)
10 months (will be 1 in December)
No more for us! We've got the perfect number now!
14. Country living or city living?
City. We live on the North Shore of Sydney, which is Suburban but only a 30 min drive from the CBD, we love it here :-)
15. Are you for or against flu shots? Swine flu shots H1N1?
Against, too recent and not enough tests done on it yet.
Best of luck! :-)